Artist&#39;s color dispenser



Jan. 29, 1952 FRANCIS 2,583,827

ARTIST'S COLOR DISPENSER Filed Feb. 2, 1951 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1 V za m INVENTOR Lou 115 Francis ATTORNEYS J 1952 L. FRANCIS ARTIST'S COLOR DISPENSER Filed Feb. 2, 1951 r I r lllllluhlll INVENTOR Louis -Franaz'5 9 M ATToRNEYs Patented Jan. 29, 1952 ARTISTS COLOR DISPENSER Louis Francis, Miami, Fla, assignor to J. l floward l ncl, Miami, Fla.

Application February 2, 1951, Serial No. 209,041

2 Claims.

.be squeezed from the tube without waste.

Another object of this invention is to provide a device of this kind which will support the tube in inverted position so that the color can be easily removed from the device as needed. Where all of the color discharged from the tube has not been used, the remaining color can be kept soft and workable by turning the cap with the open end thereof uppermost and then filling the cap with oil or other liquid for preventing air contacting the color.-

The container or cap includes an extension plate on one wall thereof which extends from the open end and said plate may be bent from a coplanar position to an, angular position to thereby form a prop for tilting the container so that relatively fluid paste will not flow out of the container. The plate in its angular position may be used as a stop for engagement with an edge of a plane surface. This. plate or flap may also be bent upwardly to serve as a closure for the container.

The container or cap herein disclosed is preferably formed out of material which will not corrode or oxidize under the action of the paste material, one form of such material being pure lead.

Another object of this invention is to provide a container wherein the extension plate serves as a lock for the container and tube when these elements are mounted in an artist's box so as to hold the tubes in parallel relation irrespective of the shifting of the box.

With the above and other objects in view, my invention consists in the arrangement, combination and details of construction disclosed in the drawings and specification, and then more particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a detailed side elevation of a container attached to an artists color tube.

Figure 2 is a plan view of the container.

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on the line 3--3 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is the fragmentary longitudinal section of the top wall of the container.

Figure 5 is a detailed side elevation partly broken away and in section of a modified form of this container.

Figure 6 is a detailed side elevation of the container shown in Figures 1, 2, and 3 with the extension plate bent downwardly to provide for tilting of the container.

Figure 7 is a detailed side elevation of the container showing the same with the extension plate in closed container sealing position.

Figure 8 is a detailed side elevation of the container on a tube with the container in a vertical position.

Figure 9 is a view similar to Figure 8 but showing the container and tube mounted in an artist's box at one edge of a pallet.

Figure 10 is a fragmentary plan view of the structure shown in Figure 9.

Referring to the drawings and first to Figures 1, 2, and 3 the numeral I5 designates generally a housing which is formed of upper and .lower walls [6: and I1, respectively, opposite side walls l8 and a rear wall IS. The forward end of the housing I1 is open and the forward end of housing i5 is enlarged by bending the upper wall l6 upwardly on a curvature as indicated at 20. The opposite side walls l8 are also provided with enlarged forward ends, and the forward edges of the side walls [8 are upwardly and rearwardly inclined as indicated at 2|.

An extension plate 22 extends forwardly from the bottom wall I! and may be disposed in either a position coplanar with bottom wall I! or be bent downwardly at substantially a right angle as shown in dotted lines in Figure 1 so that the downwardly bent extension may serve as a prop to hold the container I5 in a tilted position with the open forward end uppermost.

A collapsible color tube 23 having a threaded neck 24 is adapted to be threaded into an opening 25 which is formed in the upper wall 16 at a point closely adjacent the rear wall 119, in order to provide a means whereby collapsible tubes having different sizes of threaded necks may be secured to the top wall Hi. This wall is formed with a pair of deeply cut or pressed circular grooves 26 which are concentric with the opening 25. Where a neck 24 is too large to be threaded into opening 25, this opening may be enlarged by using a knife or the like to cut into the nearest groove 26 to the outside diameter of the neck 24.

Referring now to Figure 5 there is disclosed a container [5a which is similar to a container l5 with the exception that the rear wall l9a is disposed at right angles to the top and bottom walls lfla and I'm respectively.

Referring to Figures 7 and 8, there is disclosed a slightly modified form of this invention wherein the extension plate 22b which extends from the bottom wall of the housing 151) is of sufficient The opening 25 in the top wall 16 is so placed with respect to therear end of the housing I that when the tube 23 is horizontally disposed the rear end l9 will be resting on the horizontal surface whichis engaged by the tube 23.

Referringn'ow'toFigures 9 and 10 there is disclosed the manner in which theattached container for the color tube is mounted in the artists' box 21. Thisbox 21 isprovided with supporting means 28 for supporting the pallet 29 above the bottom wall 30, and the color tubes, are" normally loosely placed below the pallet 29.

Throu h the use of t e attached-containers l5.

the color tubes 23 will be normally disposed in parallel relation within the box 21, and the ex-- tension plates 22 will ktend upwardly and sub- ..stantially abut against one edge oithe p'allet21.

In the use and operationof this device the color tub'e'..23. has the normalcapremoved therefrom,

and. the threaded neck 24 is threaded into the top wall. It. The color is removed from the tube 23.by squeezing.thelatter so that the color material will be. discharged into the container 15. The color material can be removed from the inside otthe;.container: 1 5 through the open forward end thereof;- by' the pallet knife.

In the event the. artist stops work. for any reasonfor alrelativelyllong period of: time which might be sufiicient. to. dryiout the color material, the tube. 23: may be. horizontally disposed as shown in Figure 81. and. an oil or other liquid may be pouredinto the-mouthof the container. In-this manner'the coloriwi1lzbe maintained soft.

Where. the. structure -shown in Figures 7 and 8.: isused; the unused. color material may be kept soft; by. bending the extension plate 22b to a closed position over the. forward end of the housas one example the container may be formed out of pure lead. This device will provide a means whereby the artist will not unduly waste the color material in usin such material, and the unused material may be kept in soft workable condition by pouring oil, water or other liquid into the container which is disposed in an upright position.

I'claimt,

l. A dispensing container for artists color tubes comprising a housing having an open end and formed of upper and lower walls, opposite side walls, a rear wall, and an extension plate extending from said lower wall at the open end of the container, said container being formed of deformable non-resilient material having a characteristic such that said plate may be angularly bent in a plurality of directions to provide for holding said container in tilted position, or for closing the open end of the container.

2. A dispensing container for; a-rtists color tubes comprising'a housing having an open end and formed: of upper and lower walls, opposite side walls, a rear wall and an extension plate extending from said bottom wall, said top wall being upwardly curved at the open end of the container to forms. flared mouth, the forward edgesof'saicl" side wallsbeing upwardly and rearwardl'y inclined, said extension plate being of a deformable non-resilient material and bendable upwardly and rearwardly to a olo'sed position against the forward edges of said side walls Name Date 539,227- Lutes May 14, 1895 1,835,937 Ellis Dec. 8; 1931 2,121,047 Po'pe et al- June 21-, 1938 2,518,751 Carlton Aug. 15, 1950 2,552,817 'R0SS3'.L. May 15, 1951 

